Tyler County, West Virginia

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Tyler County is a county in the United States of West Virginia. Tyler County had an official population of 9592 in 2000. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 8841, making it the ninth least populous county in West Virginia. The county spans an area of 260.69 sq mi (675.18 square kilometre), of which, 257.56 square miles (667.08 square kilometre) of it is land and 3.14 square miles (8.13 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the ninth smallest by area in the U.S. state of West Virginia.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 9592 people, 3836 households, and 2833 families residing in the county. The population density was 37.2 people per square mile (14.36/kmē), making it the 36th most densely populated county in West Virginia. There were 4780 housing units at an average density of 18.6 per square mile (7.18/kmē). The average household size was 2.47 people, and the average family size was 2.89 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 8841, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 99.19% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.06% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.59% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29290, it would be the 20th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The median income for a family in the county was $35320, it is the 21st highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The per capita income for the county was $15216, making it the 27th highest county by per capita income in West Virginia.

In 2000, 2073 pupils and students, of which 49.25% are male and 50.75% are female, 21.61% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.16% nursery or pri school, 5.6% kindergarten, 51.09% elementary school, 26.34% high school and 11.82% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Friendly Town	Tyler County	0.1	0.1	0	159	1664.3	15386	33571
2	Middlebourne Town	Tyler County	0.37	0.37	0	870	2320	14673	28704
3	Sistersville City	Tyler County	0.52	0.52	0	1588	3028.3	15267	26799
4	Paden City City	Wetzel County, Tyler County	0.89	0.89	0	2860	3228.4	19498	32940

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9592
April 2000 Estimate	9592
July 2000 Estimate	9586
July 2001 Estimate	9486
July 2002 Estimate	9355
July 2003 Estimate	9295
July 2004 Estimate	9273
July 2005 Estimate	9221
July 2006 Estimate	9087
July 2007 Estimate	8949
July 2008 Estimate	8841

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	58	49	107
Kindergarten	75	41	116
Elementary school	512	547	1059
High school	283	263	546
College or graduate school	93	152	245

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Tyler County, West Virginia	$29290	$35320	$15216
West Virginia, United States	$29696	$36484	$16477
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587